I've been doing some searching on the forum for tis answer but haven't seen anything specific. In several threads I found Intercept Shield albums and air-tites were recommended as some of the best storage methods to minimize toning. I saw it posted more then once that the intercepts are better then the Dansco's in this regard. This sort of confuses me because I see it posted a lot on the internet that a Dansco with the "Silver-Guard corrosion-inhibiting" slipcase is just as safe as an intercept. What is the general consensus on this here? Dansco with the slipcase as good as an intercept or still lacking?
To tell you the truth, I keep my albums spread out across the floor in my room. I have yet to find a decent place to keep them. My room is pretty well kept at "room temperature", and so I do not usually see problems arising. However, it might not be the best option for someone who wishes to keep their coins in the tip top of shape.
There are pro and cons to any album type. The slip type are nicer looking, but I've heard the plastic scratches the coin surfaces if you remove and replace it often. The open holed albums are less expensive, but you only have a one sided view and no surface protection. Either way you go, you have risks and benefits. Guy~
This is "anecdotal evidence", but based on my experience so far with state quarters in Dansco albums, keeping them in the corrosion-resistant slipcases has kept the coins from toning for at least a year. I have no idea what will happen in the long-term. I have five (nearly) completed state-quarter albums. For long-term storage, I plan to put them into a plastic storage container with a dessicant. I'm using the same approach to presidential dollar albums.
Howdy, I've been using mostly Intercept Shield albums with a few Dansco. I keep them on a closet shelf with dessicant containers that I bought from amos advantage. So far, so good. As for quality of albums, I've found Dansco is better, however, than IS. This would point, perhaps, towards using Dansco and the slip cases. good luck, rono
I have silver coins Danscos in the "Silver-Guard corrosion-inhibiting" slipcase that have started to tone. It does seem to slow down the toning, but it hasn't stopped it. If keeping your coins from toning is a priority, I would strongly suggest Airtites rather than Danscos....Mike
Airtites technically aren't airtight. A secondary precaution would also be needed such as an oxygen absorber and a moisture absorber.
If you don't have a cool (not cold), dry place to store the coins and use the dry packs (moisture absorbing packs), then you will more than likely always run the risk of the coins toning! I have seen a few folks 2x2 their' coins, trim the 2x2's to fit into the plastic (non PVC) flips, then place the coins in the plastic sleeves made for 2x2'd coins. This somewhat adds triple protection from the enviroment and other damage. Since the plastic sleeves are made for large notebook type Albums, you can store a part or entire Series of coins. Good luck! Frank
storage i don't want to create more confusion here but something else may take place. we don't usually know if something was handled improperly with the coin in the past that may create a problem down the road. one example, what if someone put a finger all over the obverse or reverse and shows up as toning or corrosion in the future? should one try and guard against this possibility by giving the coin a 'bath' before housing? should we just hope that gremlins don't appear because we did not prepare the coins ahead of time? or am i just a bit paranoid?.......................probably the latter. LOL steve
Steve, All to often, a buyer of a coin has no idea that it was touched on the Obverse, Reverse or both until several months later, when the fingerprints show up! The acid and grease on someone's fingers, takes awhile to become visible on most coins and it is wrong to assume that all coins have been touched by someone's bare fingers. To attempt to remove the residue that leaves the fingerprints on the coin ahead of time, would be unwise to do prematurely! There are a few solutions that will remove fingerprints from certain coins (i.e. certain compositions) but not all coins because of the possible results. In other words, due to the composition make up of a specific coin, a solution may remove the fingerprints but may leave the coin with strong evidence that it had been dipped or cleaned or may in fact, damage the surfaces of the coin. Frank
I presently have over 100 Whitman Classic Albums. Primarily all are incased in a separate plastic zip lock bag with as much air as possible pushed out. Of course this may not look pretty but then I don't put coin albums out on display so no big thing. Naturally the problem is the trouble in changing a coin in an album. One more step. howeverl, it works. For some reason as a kid as soon as plastic bags became available I started putting my (coin folders back then) in them. Then slowly graduated to Albums and them the Whitman Classic Albums and now using zip lock bags. From somewhere in the 1940's to now, no problems with toning, corroding, tinting, rusting, etc. All coins look the way they did when I put them there. The main thing I'm sorry about is way back then there was only folders with that glue stuff on the back of the slots. Of course it helped when you put a well worn coin there and it would fall out so you spit on the glue and it would hold the coin in place. Not real smart but as a kid I just didn't know everything about everything as I do now.
The Dansco and the Intercept Shield products work in completely different ways. My understanding is that the Dansco product releases a vapor that surrounds (maybe forms a coating on) the coins, while the IS product reacts with the things in the air that cause trouble (primarily Sulfur) and neutralizes them. So if you have both, you really want to keep them separated! Also note that neither does anything about excess humidity. So you need a dessicant as well. Note that IS has several different storage formats (not only albums). For example 2x2 boxes and the superduper boxes for slabbed coins where the slab goes into an individual protected casing which is then in an overall box with more protective material.
